diff --git a/delphi-backend/UMainForm.pas b/delphi-backend/UMainForm.pas
index 2c6092b..ca06c3b 100644
--- a/delphi-backend/UMainForm.pas
+++ b/delphi-backend/UMainForm.pas
@@ -411,6 +411,11 @@ begin
   // stays open after the modal closes.
   LWasHidden := not Self.Visible;
   RestoreWindowFromTray;
+  // The window is back but the WebView2 child does NOT hold the keyboard
+  // focus, so nothing typed reaches the page — Esc did nothing until the user
+  // clicked the search box. DOM .focus() alone cannot fix that: the OS-level
+  // focus has to be on the browser control first.
+  WebBrowser.SetFocus;
   LWasHiddenJs := BoolToStr(LWasHidden, True).ToLower;
   // Second arg forFill=true tells JS to SendInput on pick instead of copy.
   WebBrowser.ExecuteJavaScript(
@@ -435,6 +440,7 @@ begin
   // (taskbar) does NOT count — see BridgeQuickSearchHotkey.
   LWasHidden := not Self.Visible;
   RestoreWindowFromTray;
+  WebBrowser.SetFocus;   // see BridgeQuickSearchHotkey — keystrokes need it
   LWasHiddenJs := BoolToStr(LWasHidden, True).ToLower;
   WebBrowser.ExecuteJavaScript(
     'if(window.Bridge&&typeof Bridge.openQuickSearch==="function")' +
diff --git a/js/app.overlays.js b/js/app.overlays.js
index 8d314d9..396e08a 100644
--- a/js/app.overlays.js
+++ b/js/app.overlays.js
@@ -502,7 +502,12 @@ function closeQuickSearchModal(keepClipboard) {
     if (quickSearchHideAfter) {
         quickSearchHideAfter = false;
         if (Bridge.active && typeof Bridge.minimizeToTray === 'function')
-            Bridge.minimizeToTray(!!keepClipboard);
+            // Deferred: in fill mode the cancelAutofill above already fired a
+            // cmd:// navigation, and two back-to-back window.location.href
+            // assignments COALESCE — only one survives, so the minimise was
+            // silently dropped and the app stayed on screen. Same pitfall as
+            // the quickunlock/store + pin/clear pair in doChangeMasterPassword.
+            setTimeout(() => Bridge.minimizeToTray(!!keepClipboard), 0);
     }
 }